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' Patented Sept. 4, 1923.

entree scares JAMES N. TZIBIDES, OF BROOKLYN,

NEW YORK, TOBACCO COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF MACHINE FOR HANDLING CIGARETTE PACKAGES OR THE LIKE.

Application filed August 2, 1920. Serial No. 400,691.

To all whom-it may concern e it known that I, JAMES N. Tzmnins, a subject of Greece, and resident of Brooklyn, in the county'of Kings and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Machines for .Handling Cigarette Packages or the like, of which the ollowing is a specification.

is invention relates to a machine for l01handling cigarette packages and more particularly to a machine for packaging cigarette packages in cartons after they have been freshly sealed with revenue stamps. The particular character of the cigarette packages which the machine is intended to handle are packages of the end-opening pouch type having projecting ends which are folded inwardly in the form of flaps over which the revenue stamp is glued or pasted to hold the end closed and also to seal the invention are to proparent from th following descri preferred embodiment of the shown by way of illustration in the accom- B, Wh

panying drawings, in which,

ig. 1 is a front elevation of the machine; Fig. 1 is an enlarged detail, viewed from the left of Fig. 1; 'Fig. 2 is a vertical section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1,,showing the mechanism. in one position; V

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the mechanism in another position;

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section on line 44 of i-g. 3;

Fig. 5 is a vertical section on line 55 of ig. 4; F Fig. 6 is a vertical section on line 66 of 1g. Fig. 7 is a top plan of the machine; Fig. 8 is a vertical section on line 88 of 1g.

automatically placing side Fig. 9 is a rear elevation of the upper part of the machine;

Fig. 10 is a horizontal section on line 10l0 of Fig. 9;

Fig. 11 is an 11-11 of Fig. 6;

Fig. 12 is an 12-12 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 13 is a front elevation of a modified form of the invention; and v ig. 14 is a horizontal 14.-14 of Fig. 13.

The particular construction chosen for the purpose enlarged section on line enlarged section on line section on line described and claimed in my co-pending application Sr. No. 400,690 filed on even date herewith. However it is to be understood that the machine herein claimed may be used with other stamp affixing machines ctr) independently of any stamp affixing mac ine.

Referring to Figs.v 2, 3 and 4, a' portion of the stamp aflixing machine claimed in my aforesaid companion application is shown,

adapted to carry cigarette packages thereon as shown at- B in Fig. 3. Mounted above the conveyer is a stamp aflixer (not shown) adapted to.apply the stamp S (Figs. 2 and 3) to the box B with the body of the stamp projecting forwardly (to the left in Figs. 2 and 3') beyond the open end of the package en the package reaches the left-hand end of the conveyer 1 it slides on to the elevator 2. After the box has been transferred the elevator rises from the .lowermost position shown in Fig. 2 to the v uppermost position shown in Fig. 3. the elevator rises the end flaps of the packpackage as fully disclosed in my copending fter the elevator reaches uppermost position the oscillatory pusher 3 slides the box from the elevator 2 onto the stationary table 4, the lower end of the stamp being wiped along the underneath of the pack to the table 4.

The packaging. machine herein claimed age as the package slides on comprises a vertical passageway P and a way P has a receiving opening 11 at the right-hand side at its lower end, in alinement with the table 4, so that packages may be slid into the lower end of the passageway horizontally from the table 4. At the lower end of the passageway an elevator 12 is arranged to oscillate upwardl and downwardly to lift each package a ter it is inserted into the passa eway. The elevator 12 is arrangedto slide vertically in the lower end of the passageway and is adapted to be actuated by an arm 13 mounted on a shaft 14 so as to engage a roller 15 on a depending lug of the elevator. The elevator 12 is held against the arm 13 by spring 16 and the arm 13 is connected through a series of shafts, links, and bell-cranks to the driving shaft of the machine so that the elevator 12 is raised recurrently at the same rate that the conveyor 1 and elevator 2 and pusher 3 supply packages thereto. 7

After the elevator 12 has risen to the uppermost position shown in Fig. 2 the pair of stops 17 pivoted at 18 are snapped inwardly by springs 19 into position to support the column of packages in passageway P while the elevator 12 is descending for another package.

In order to insure the lower end of the stamp S sticking to the lower side of the package while the elevator is bringing another package to bear against the bottom of the lowermost package a hook 2O pivoted at 21 and actuated by spring 22 is provided to engage the said end of the stamp and hold it in contact with the lowermost box (B in Fig. 2). The hook 20 extends through an opening in the upright 7 and is adapted to be retracted when a new package is slid on to the elevator 12 aS shown in Fig. 3, the upright 7 being pressed outwardly at the hotchosen forthe purpose of tom to receive the end of the hook.

The horizontal passageway P communicates with the vertical passageway P atthe upper end of the right-hand side of the vertical passageway so that the uppermost packages in the vertical passageway may be moved horizontally into the horizontal pas sageway. In the particular embodiment illustration the vertical passageway is adapted to have packages fed upwardly therealong in a sinle column while the horizontal passageway is shaped to receive the packages in column comprising three superposed rows, thus forming a multiple column having packages arranged in compact formation with rows extending both transversely" and horizontally of the passageway. However it is to be understood that the number of rows in each column maybe changed at will, the particular arrangement disclosed being chosen merely in view of the number of packages customarily placed in a carton at the present day.

A pair of stops 23 are pivoted at 24: to the uprights 7 and 8 near the upper end of the passageway P, these stops having hooklike ends projecting into the passageway through openings in the upright. The stops 23- are yieldingly held in innermost position by springs 25 and are adapted to be moved out of the passageway by the pressure 9f the packages when the elevator 12 rises. 'As shown in Fig. 2 the arms 23 are so positioned that they hook over the fourth package from the top when the elevator is in uppermost position or when the column is supported by the stops 17 the upper three packages in the column being shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. Thus the stops 23 hold the packages therebeneath in a compact column, so that the freshly applied stamps are held in sition; and also space the upper three packages from the rest of the packages in the column so that when the upper three packages are pushed from the passageway P to the passageway P the packages do not slide on each other. When the elevator 12 rises the arms 23 are forced apart by the package immediately therebeneath and when this package has passed the ends of the arms 23 they snap inwardly over the next package. In order to stop the packages at the upperend of the.

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passageway-P when in alinement with pas- I sageway P) stops in the form of flanges 26 and 27 are provided (Fig. 2). the stop 27 being shaped to engage the end of the stamp on the upper side of the package alonga narrow edge disposed parallel with the path of movement of the packages, thereby to reduce the friction and to avoid sticking due to any glue that may possibly be exposed on the upper side of the package.

The packages are pushed three at a time from the passageway P to the passageway by means of a pusher 28 sliding horizontally in guide 29 and adapted to be actuated by the train of mechanism comprising link 30, bell crank 31, link 32, rod 33, arm 34, cam wheel 35, etc., the cam wheel 35 having four cams 36 spaced 90 apart and adapted to engage the cam roll 3 which is pivoted at 38. The cam wheel 35 is rotated synchronously with the mechanism which actuates the conveyor 1, elet-1 -125 vator 2, pusher 3, elevator'12, etc., at sue a rate that the pusher 28 is advanced once for every three oscillations of the elevator 12, so that the packages are delivered from the passageway P at the same average rate that they are delivered thereto.

on the arm 34 readily when the twel pressed downwardly through the opening Referring to Sheets IV, V, VI, and VII the horizontal passageway P comprises a bottom 39 joined to the vertical passageway. The passageway is closed on the rear by wall 40 and on the front by glass 41 which permits the packages to be inspected in transit through the passageway to determine whether or not the stamps have been properly applied to all the packages before they are packaged. Mounted on the realwall 40 are two supports 42 and 43 which overhang the passageway. The supports 42 and 43 have rods 44 and 45 adapted to support two presser bars 46 which are adapted to rest on the packages in the passageway P and hold the packages in compact relationship. The bars 46 are mounted on rods 44 by means of vertical slots which permit the bars automatically to adjust themselves to the vertical thickness of the column of the packages. the supports 42 and 43 having slots 47 adapted to position the bars lengthwise of the rods 44-45 (Fig. 8). Mounted in slots in the rear wall of the passageway P are presser bars 48 arranged to be yieldingly pressed inwardly against the ends of the packages by means of springs 49, 50, and 51, (Figs. 7, 8, 9 and 10). These presser bars not only hold the packages in exact alinement but they also serve to hold the freshly applied stamps against the ends of the boxes, the bars being automatically adjustable to the over-all lengths of the packages due to the springs 49. 50 and 51.

A delivery opening 52 is provided in the bottom of the passageway P at the end opposite the passageway P, th' long enough to permlt four vertical rows of packages to be moved downwardly therethrough. The opening 52 is partially closed by a pair of doors 53 pivoted at 54 (Fig. 11) and yieldmgly held closed by coil springs 55 (Fig. 6) on the shafts 54. The springs 55 are sufficiently strong to support twelve packages but they permit the doors to open ve packages are 52. The packages are by means of a presser 56 mounted through the medium of a rod 57 on a slide 58 sliding in guides 59 on the frame of the machine.

e presser 56 is pulled downwardly by means of a lever 60 (Fig. 1) pivoted to the frame at 61 and connected to the slide 58 through a pin and slot connection 62. The pusher 56 is held normally pressed downwardly position over the opening 52.

Depending lips 67 are provided at the opposite ends of the opening 52 to receive car- 1S opening being tons C (Fig. 6) thereover. One of the lips 67 is adjustable as shown inFig. 10 and both lips are preferably made of spring material pusher 56 may be so deterthat the carton is automatically pushed off the lips after the twelve packages ave been pushed thereinto.

The modification shown in Figs. 13 and 14 is adapted to be used independently of a stamp affixing machine for the purpose of packaging cigarette packages or the like. The horizontal passageway P corresponds to horizontal passageway P embodiment above described but the vertical passageway P of the preferred differs from the vertical;

passageway P of the first embodiment in that the delivery opening is at the bottom A 7 and the receiving opening is at the top.

pair of arms 68, pivoted at 69, are arranged passageway P" by means of pusher 70. The arms 68 are normally held in retracted position by spring 71 and so as the right spread the left-hand ends of the arms into clamping position when the slide is advanced, thereby supporting the column of packages above t e lowermost three while the pusher 70 is being advanced and retracted.

In referring to the sides and of the cigarette packages these terms are. not to be construed in the limited sense as defining the longer and shorter sides of the packages respectively, but are to be construed in the broader sense as connoting either the longer or shorter sides of the packages.

I claim:

1. A machine for handling cigarette packages or the like after a seal has been freshly applied over "the end thereof comprising a passageway along which the packages may be fed in a column, a pusher for recurrently advancing the packages along the passageway. means synchronized with said pusher for inserting a new package into the passageway in advance of the pusher each time ends and thereby to the pusher is retracted. and means for boldmg the portion of the freshly applied seal being retracted and the new package is being inserted.

2. A machine for handling cigarette packages or the like. after a seal has been freshly applied over the end thereof comprisiug av passageway along which the packages may be fed in a column. a pusher for recurrentlv advancing the packages along the passageway. means synchronized with said pusher for inserting a new package into the passagcway in advance of the pusher each time the pusher is retracted, and a spring hook for holding the portion of the freshly applied seal on the rear side of the real-most package against the package while the pusher is being retracted and the new package is being inserted.

2-3. machine for handling cigarette packages or the like after a seal has been freshly applied over the end thereof comprising a passageway along which the packages may he t'ed in a column, a pusher for rccurrcntly advancing the packages along the passageway. means synchronized with said pusher for inserting a new package into the passageway in advance of the pusher each time the pusher is retracted, and a spring hook for holding the portion of the freshly applied seal on the rear side of the rearmost package against the package while the pusher is being retracted and the new package is being inserted, said springhook being arranged to be pushed out of operative position by the new package.

4. A machine for handling cigarette packages or the like after a seal has been freshly applied over the end thereof comprising a passageway along which the packages may be fed in a column. and means for advancing the packages along the passageway in a plurality of parallel rows with the sealed ends of the packages directed toward one side of the passageway, and a spring actuated presser bar for each row yieldingly to hold the seals in contact with the packages in transit along the passageway.

A machine for handling cigarette packages or the like after a seal has been freshly applied over the end thereof comprising a passageway along which the packages may be fed in a column. means for advancing the packages along the passageway with the sealed ends of the packages directed toward one side of the passageway, and means for yieldingly holding the seals in contact with the packages in transit along the passageway, the passageway being constructed and correlated with said holding means so that the sealed ends are visible in transit through the passageway. while the seals are being yieldingly held in contact with the packages.

6. A machine for handling cigarette packages or the like after a seal has been freshly applied over the ends thereof comprising a passageway along which the packages may be fed in a column. means for advancing the packages along the passageway with the sealed ends of the packages directed toward one end of the passageway, and means for yieldingly holding the seals in contact with the packages in transit along the passageway. said means including a transparent pressure plate engaging the seals, whereby the seals may be inspected while being yieldingly held in contact with the packages.

7. A machine for handling cigarette packages or the like comprising a horizontal passa eway along which the packages may be fe in superposed rows, and presser bars above the passageway for holding the rows in compact relationship.

8. A machine for handling cigarette packages or the like comprising a horizontal passageway along which the packages may be fed in superposed rows. and presscr bars above thepassageway for holding the rows in compact relationship, said bars being free to move vertically to adjust themselves to the thickness of said rows.

9. A machine for handling cigarette packages or the like comprising a passageway along which packages may be fed. in a column, and yielding means at the delivery end of the passageway advance of the packages, in the. rear thereof while permitting the removal of packages in advance thereof.

10. A machine for handling cigarette packages or the like comprising a passageway along which packages may be fed in a column. means for recurrently advancing the packages along thepassageway a distance approximately equal to the dimension of a package longitudinal of the passageway and a spring actuated hook at the delivery end of the passageway arranged to hook over a package and restrain the advance of the packages to said distance, thereby to maintain the packages successively engaged by the hook in predetermined positions during the interims between the recurrent advances of the column, said hook being adapted to be retracted by the pressure 0 the column each time the column is advanced by said means.

11. A machine for packages or the like comprising way along which packages may be fed in a column, said passageway having an open-- ing at one side through which the packages may be delivered, and a stop adapted to be moved into said passageway immediately in advance of said opening to restrain the advance of the packages in the rear thereof while packages are being delivered through the opening.

handling cigarette packages or the like comprising-a passageway along which packages may be fed in a column, said passageway having an opening at one side through which the packages may be delivered, and a. stop adapted to be moved into said passageway immediately in advance of said opening to restrain the advance of the packages in the rear thereof while packages are being delivered through the opening, said stop being adapted to separate the packages to be delivered from the for restraining the a passagemachine for handling cigarette other packages in the column so as to faslipped thereover and frictionally to hold ,cilitate the delivery of the packages through the carton in position while packages are packages or the like after a seal has been receive the charge consisting of a plurality the opening. belng moved from the passageway into the 40 13. A machine for handling cigarette carton. packa es or the like comprising a passage 16. Package handling and arranging apway a ongwhich packages may be fed in a paratus comprising means for advancing column, said passageway having an openindividual articles in a column, means for ing at one side through which the packages moving sections of the column, each consist- 45 may be delivered, and two spring actuated ing of a plurality of articles, laterally from stops disposed on opposite sides of the pasthe column and supporting a plurality of sageway respectively immediately in ad said sections in section-column arrangement, Vance of said opening to restrain the advance and means for moving a plurality of article of the packages in the rear thereof while sections from thesection column to form a 59 packages are being delivered through the charge for a box or carton. openin t 17. The same as claim 16 with the addi- 14. machine for handling cigarette tion of: means for supporting acarton to freshly applied over the end thereof comof rows of the articles,

prising a passageway along which the pack- 18. Article handling and arranging mechages may be fed in a column, said passageanism comprising means for advancing arway having an opening at one side through ticles such as cigarette packages horizon- Which the packages may be delivered, and tally, means for moving the packages sucmeans at the delivery end of the passagecessively-into vertical column arrangement way for stopping the packages in alinement and for advancing the column, means for with said opening, said means being adapted moving sections of the column, each conto engage the seal of the foremost package sisting of a plurality of the packages, latalong a narrow edge parallel with the path erally, a support to receive successive secof the packages in transit from the passagetions in charge formation, and means for 65 way through said delivery opening, discharging simultaneously a plurality of 15. A machine for handling cigarette said article sections constituting a carton packages or the like comprising a passagecharge. way a ong which packages may be fed in a 19. The same as claim 18 with the addicolumn, an opening through which packa es tion of: means for supporting a carton to 7 may be delivered, a air of opposed lips receive the charge. 1 I r extending outwardl f rom the passageway Signed by me at Brooklyn, Y., this at opposite sides 0 the opening, said lips 27th day of July, 1920. being adapted to have an open carton JAMES N. TZIBIDES. 

